Edvard Persson
Date of birth: 1888-01-17
Place of birth: Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
Carl Edvard Persson (17 January 1888, in Sankt Pauli parish, Malmö, Scania – 19 September 1957, in Helsingborg, Scania) was a celebrated Swedish actor, director and singer. During his time, he was well-known in the entire country, but through many of his films and songs, he is often associated with his home province, Scania (Swedish and Danish: Skåne).
Movie Credits
Minns ni?
1993-10-24
A quick overview of Swedish film history, featuring a breathtaking cavalry of scenes from about 170
Kalle på Spången
1939-11-04
Kalle Jeppson is the joyful owner of a rural inn, "Spången" (The Footbridge). His only problems are
Turn of the Century
1944-12-26
Munthe has become a rich farmer through his own work and has gained some influence in the local comm
A Sailor on Horseback
1940-12-26
Two sailors, Lasse and Karl Gustav, float ashore after a shipwreck. Visiting a castle a baron ask th
Blyge Anton
1940-05-06
Anton, a very shy bookkeeper, must show his mettle when him and his colleagues at work ask for a rai
The Happy Tailor
1945-12-26
Sören, a poor tailor with many children, dreams of becoming a miller and buys the windmill of the vi
Flickan från Backafall
1953-03-02
Set on the island of Ven in the 1920s, Ellen is engaged with Per the sailor and waits for him while
Den gamla herrgården
1925-02-10
Bertil Bergencrantz dislikes that his daughter Ann-Margret falls in love with the student Torsten. T
En natt på Glimmingehus
1954-12-26
Gammel-Nils works as a guide at Glimmingehus and guides us through this movie about love and ghosts.
Augustas lilla felsteg
1933-01-29
Augusta and her man receives a letter from the countryside one day therein her come-by-chance daught
Snapphanar
1941-12-26
In an occupied country, the people rise to throw off the occupants. This includes Jens the farmer an
Greve Svensson
1951-12-26
The story of Anders Svensson who travels to Copenhagen to prevent his sister-in-law Greta from being
Vart hjärta har sin saga
1948-09-13
Baron Henric Löwencrona af Löwstaborg allows his daughter to marry a worker's son.
Studenterna på Tröstehult
1924-01-15
Baron Brusenhielm at castle Tröstehult in Skåne dislikes how his young son Karl Oscar is playing “mo
Stjärnbilder
1995-09-10
A tribute to Swedish film, which was made to celebrate the 100th anniversary of film in 1995 and con
Hemliga Svensson
1933-12-26
The little town Västerköping needs a new police man - but the only applicant is the small and tiny F
The Bells in Old Town
1946-12-30
Kalle Magnus Berg is a kind bailiff in Gamla Stan (Old Town) in Stockholm. He helps out "clients" by
Saturday Nights
1933-08-22
Nappe and Johan are two friends who gets cheated by the trickster Johnny.
Livet på landet
1943-11-29
Greve Axel Von Rambow owns the Poppelhagen estate. One day an inspector comes to see him and a big q
The Paymaster
1939-03-06
Henrik Karlsson is accused of having stolen 5,000 SEK, even though he is innocent. But to protect th
Miljonär för en dag
1926-01-23
Millionaire for a Day was filmed during the summer of 1925 in Skåne, the southernmost province of Sw
Shanty Town
1932-08-25
About two neighboring houses on Södermalm in Stockholm and the people living in them.
Två hjärtan och en skuta
1932-11-04
Young Gustaf Svensson has been warned by his father that he should stop chasing girls.
Sunny Sunberg
1941-08-07
Gunnar Solberg is subjected to a robbery attempt at the cafe he owns. However, he stops the robbery
Sten Stensson Stéen från Eslöv på nya äventyr
1932-09-19
A traveling theatre company comes to Lund and one of the smallest hotels in town. A female actress g
Sven Tusan
1949-02-12
Sven Jönsson is a big man in Havborre fishing village in Skåne. He is usually called Sven Tusan.
Tjocka släkten
1935-04-13
Lasse Larsson's friend, Johan Jansson, are in trouble because of his wife. She has told her American
Än leva de gamla gudar
1937-09-11
Napolean Pettersson is a placid, contented small town storekeeper transplanted into a fashionable bi
Baldevins bröllop
1938-09-24
A comedy in which the noted and rotund Swedish comedian, Edvard Persson, plays the title role (Balde
Larsson i andra giftet
1935-08-30
Lasse Larsson works as a baker at the bakery Gyllene Trappen in Stockholm. He loves to sing while he
Där möllorna gå...
1956-12-26
Stinsen på Lyckås
1942-12-26
Carl Malm is a goodhearted man who runs a railway station. He lives together with his maid and her s
Jens Mons in America
1947-03-24
Jens Månsson has big financial problems and realizes that he probably has to leave his dear Skåne fa
Sol över Klara
1942-08-03
The film is about a group of artists in the Klara Quarter. Ararat, a poor painter in Stockholm, one
Number 17
1949-12-26
The sailor Calle Svensson gets a tip on a cheap hotel from a stranger. But Calle walks to the wrong
På kryss med Blixten
1927-12-26
Another adventure with Kalle "Blixten" Svensson.
Hattmakarens bal
1928-11-17
The wealthy hat maker Cederström has two daughters, Marianne and Lotte. He has decided that Marianne
Den farliga leken
1933-04-18
Lola Brio has a large number of professions. She is partly a revue primadonna and gramophone singer,
Våran pojke
1936-08-14
A rampant musical comedy drama about petty crimes, a seven year old boy and lots of rumble. A Swedis
Blue sky
1955-12-26
Teacher Rundqvist who works in a school in a small town in Scania is old fashioned but loved by his
South of the Highway
1936-12-26
The plot revolves around Edvar Månsson, a farmer living in Skåne, Sweden.
The Women Around Larsson
1934-12-26
Young runaway aristocrat fall in love with blacksmith's daughter.
Flickorna från Gamla Sta'n
1934-08-20
About two girls sharing an apartment in the Old Town of Stockholm.